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February 7, 2007
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Windows Vista and Flash Media Server Streaming Problems

  • February 7, 2007
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My company recently started using Flash Media Server to stream audio and video content.

My boss just installed Windows Vista Ultimate and now no streaming content will play at all. Simple Flash animations work, but nothing that accesses the Flash Media Server for content. I've uninstalled and reinstalled multiple versions of the Flash Player on his machine but nothing seems to work. I also tried the new "Reset" feature in IE that is supposed to return it to it's shipping state and that didn't work. I navigated to the "System 32" folder and ran the Flash Updater EXE. I downloaded and installed all of the available updates through "Windows Update".

I also tested Flash Objects that stream video on Adobe.com and they don't play either. Has anyone heard of this happening or know what I need to do to fix it? I don't know if this is a bug in the Flash Player or with Windows Vista.
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    February 7, 2007
    I'm wondering if this might be a firewall issue. When Vista was installed, did you open port 1935? Try these port testers (on the Vista machine), and post your results:

    http://flashcomguru.com/apps/port_test/index.cfm
    dadonkAuthor
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    February 7, 2007
    I tried that flash com guru widget before I posted and it said all ports were open. I also specifically opened that port in the FIrewall and when that didn't work disabled the firewall all together and it still doesn't work.
    dadonkAuthor
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    February 16, 2007